Any of several species of African monkeys with spotted or striped coats, belonging to the genus Cercopithecus.
From French guenon, from West African sources, likely Wolof or related languages. The term entered European scientific literature through French colonial contact with Africa.
Guenons are masters of adaptation—different species occupy different heights in the forest canopy, from ground level to the treetops, and they communicate with incredibly varied alarm calls for different predators.
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